temtesmatl : break in two / fracture

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she breaks...in two
Gloss: break in two
Gloss: fracture
Example:
Text: Ge's etlmila'sij temtesmatl nnuoqta'wul aq nige' mesge'g.
Translation: While he/she was playing he/she broke a statue and now he/she is sorry.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: dem·te·sê·ma·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
temtesmg, temtesm'g — I break...in two — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

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